Sunday, November 9, 2014

Kerala Chicken Stew

Ingredients

  • Chicken- 750 g
  • 2 medium sized onions- thinly sliced
  • Potato- 1 (wash, peel the potatoes then cut in half. Wash again & keep aside.)
  • Ginger paste- 1 tsp
  • Garlic- 8-10 cloves (roughly sliced)
  • Slit green chillis 5-6
  • Cloves- 4-5
  • Cinnamon- 1(single piece)
  • Green cardamom- 4 (lightly crushed)
  • Black pepper corns- 3/4 tsp (roughly crushed)
  • Dry red chili- 1-2
  • Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp
  • Fennel powder- 1 tbsp (hipped)
  • Coconut milk- 1 1/2 cup
  • Salt to taste
  • Sugar- 3/4 tsp
  • Lemon juice of 1 small size lemon
  • Curry leaves- 2 sprig
  • Oil (mustard, olive, vegetable or coconut oil)- 1 1/2 tbsp
  • Ghee/Clarified butter- 1 tbsp

Method


  • Heat oil in a cooker. Add the potatoes & sauté them till light brown. Keep aside. Tamper with dry red chili & cloves, green cardamoms & cinnamon.
  •  Then add sliced onion, sauté them till the onions are light brown in color, add garlics, stir for 5-6 seconds. 
  • Next to add the curry leaves, turmeric powder & ginger paste. 
  • Mix & fry for few seconds. Now add chicken pieces, salt, fennel powder, black pepper corns, curry leaves & green chillis. 
  • Mix & cover for 2-3 minutes on low flame (remove the whitsle from the cooker lid). Now stir & cover again for 4-5 minutes. 
  • Add coconut milk, potatoes & sugar. Mix, close the lid with whistle on. Take off the flame after 2 whistles. Open the lid after the pressure has reduced, adjust salt if needed. Add lemon juice, mix gently.
  • Serve Hot.




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